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THE GENUINE
DXt C. McLANE'S
Celebrated American ! ''*' l; ''
__ vyoRM SPECIFIC _
VEEMIFUdE.
*7 SYtyPTjBWISTTF T
P pale'sifidleaden*
A colored, with occasional flushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu
pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lotf&r eye-lid; the nose is ir
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
a swelling of the upper Up; occasional
-.hfjadaobis, witfi humming,
. JwHp jgars/pin Jwisual sfjpretioh of
saliva; slimy or filled tongue* breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable,
with a gnawjftg sensation 'of th* ftpra
ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
-nausea
throughout thV; abaefnen; bqwefe irvi
regular, artinifcy costive:; stocks slimy f
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen hajdp urino tufbid;
respiration* occasionally' difficult,' knd
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
variabler^ut^eaer
 -i|Uy itrifaiJe,'Jtcs 'lO JuL\J
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist, /
DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
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IT DOES NOT CONTAIN
in any form ; it is an innocent prepara
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• the ilk that flesh Is Heir tap but in affections
of the lfwerMßd Ifijious Cdmplßftnt4
Dyspepsia and Sicklfeadache, or d!sease#of
that character, they stand without a rival.
cathartic can J»e used preparatory
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GRAHAM, N C-, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 1879
„ . SWISS IIII'SMH,
If any girls ever were Moating,' those
r tour A. B.*s» were that ct Jalin
ary. »ih ny ,
, stood for academy boarders. The
achdeiny was a girls' institution,'in a ru
ral city. It had no bourding department'
proper, though every year some half,
dozen were received into the beau
tiful stone cottage occupied by Iho Prin
ctpflllTdniily.  »
There were five 'cottage girls,' cr A.
B.'s this year, and four of tliem were
gathered in Lue Bower's rooin.; Two
were-tumbledou ilie l>el ,or.o was stretch
„ejd,ouf in a rocking chair, ami another
Was coiled up in a rocking chair. Not
ono was doing anything better than
yawuing, or commenting lazily on the
Btupiility of boarding school life, and the
'hateful' character of Latin and Maiho»
matics.
In the Aliek l,azv talk, aueager
step wis heiyioif thl stains.
f There's Jeiuiyi said Ltip Bower, with
new tfnirfititioft. *1 Hope she has a letter
fer me.'
'I hope she has one for me,' said each
of the other girls.
The two who were lying on tl|e bed sat
up; the girl stretched in the rocker con
tracted ( the coiled.-up one uncoiled, and
pieced her feet to the floor. AM of them
were expectant as Jenny Dole catno into
the room.
'O girls,' she cried, 'we're fill five in*
yited to Mrs. Bennett's party! Here are
r nf
'wofcAy,- good}',, goody!' -Isn't that
perfectly splendid.?'. 'lt's just. lovely )'
were the exclamations that followed,
each girl reaching out eager hands for the
QflsTT Of f*
J *1 don't tf aiid to go,' said Kate Dry
den.
•Oh, Ido I' said Jenny Dole. 'l'm just
crazy to gol' '' ' l "'*
' Tin worse crazy ; I'm dying .to
go!' said Lnoß>wer.
1 l'hcy say it's to be the grandest ilfstir
that this city has.ever known, tianator
tl and Miss II are to be there,
aim Mis* Kellogg, and a cousin 6f Gen.
Grant's.' " ,
'I don't caro so much abont seeing
them as (he Cuban heiress with her dia
monds,' said Alice Dean.
4 1 want to see that youth from New
'YoTK to a million dollars,'
V:iid:L|e Boiler.
'I wouldn't giye a finger snap to see
him,'said Jenny. only seventeen
j ears old, and dresses just like other
bo}B. That's the trouble with bays;,they
all dress alike. A millionaire girl oonld
give a hiut'of ber wealth in her dress.
My y Hopkins has been introduced to
the millionaire boy, and she says he isn't
a bit interesting—that he's positively
fiat.' ri jy -ij,
4 I should like to see Miss Kellogg, and
gftear her sing,' Kate Dryden said, 'but
I'm not going to the party.' {Cy
'But you must, my young friolul? sal#
Jenuy. "Mrs. Morton says sh&airaji\ji
all to fro. It is such an unusual Wlig-,ym
see. for boarding school girls to be invinp
out to a grand party like this. Mrs.
ton savs it is such a
wants ns all to go, and look as
we can
' We're invited just because Jqdgeßen
nett happens to lift-,President or, the acad
emy tniftecs,' said Kate. 'lt's a compli
ment t.o the academy, and not to us.
When I'm(iuvitgd to a party, I prefer it
snftulODe'oa mybwn merits.' Nje%
'Well,' said Jenny, 'l'm glad to' b«4o*
ifitf* toruny {y"4fej sW, e?ve
ed tip "here since SepWriiSer, anJTjft^stl
gaping to the parts,'
A torti 4WiM*tPJP succession, 'So
am I.'
K* *Ol course,' said Kate Dryden, 'I shall
'go il Mrs. Morton insists, but not other
wise.' jr.
? werl*H froin wealthy
families. Fjur of them had handsome
Kate Drys
don's wS-drobe wW moderfi. M .
hfd no. velvets or satins, no h«iavy 'Bilks, rfr
psuptyrb la#es, or diamonds. It was abun-1
dant and tasteful, but so simple and sub- i
dued that she was nicknamed 'little
Quaker.' It had dresses of cashmere,
rnusliu and.linen ;*hats of soft lelf and
! fine straw; good fitting, urtsoiled, mod
| est-colored gloves; fresh ribbons j fine,
i sheer handkerchief -all the esseutiaU in
abundance, and every garment well-fit
ting, well made, but there was not a
showy thing or pretentious one among
them.
>ln tfeeinain, Kate was satisfied with
•be* wardrobe, fche knew it was entirely
Respectable, and that it contained noths
i ing that any girl need be ashamed of.
But when it cape to a toilet'e for Mrs.
j Judge Bennett's party, she decided at
once tbat s|ie would rather be left at
home by the girls thkn to appear on thai
grand occasion as an exponent of her
mother's theory On'girl's dressing.
But Mrs. Morton insisted that Ka»
should accept Mrs. Bennetts invitation.
So a lelegrnin was sent to the mother,
asking what dross should be worn for
the occasion. 'Might she,' KAte tetc--
graphed, border a bluo satin, with trim 1 -
minus of pink moss-rose buds?'.., ,
The mother answered die telegram In
person. After visiting the shops and
dressmakers, a Whif6 swiss muslin wits
selected. It wn& a of fineness
and smoothness, was mnde beautifully but
simply, trimmed with Valenciennes lace.
Hyacinths of a pafe pink, for Iho throat
and brown hair, were to be tUe uniy or
naments. . .. ; : ' ' -•»
Kate's was the first of '..lie girl's dress
es brought horrte. When she hiiwrnppefl
it. and spread it upon ihd bed .je,nnv
1) jte gave i* shriek of admiration. white
A'.B.*b fcfigirfy 'iroWded tor
> Ml 0 fl| lin *t •
ward with fervid exclamations,
'lsn't it a beauty?" cried Lue Bower,
'it's perfectly sweet!' was Jeuoy Dole's
answering cry.
'So purel'said Fanny PAtchin. *
'And innoceut looking,' said Alice
Dean. > , .
'lt's just too sweet,' Jenny, added.
■And too pure,' Fanny, 'And 100
lovely.'
Kate began to feel complacent towards
the dress; indeed, there was a glow ot
pleasure at Iter heart.
But the feoliug had a short life. Jenny
[ Dole's dress was brought home—a rose
satin, with croppo lisse overdress, anil
Lue Bowel's light blue silk, with white
laee drapings. and Fanny Palchi'i's—a
sea-grcjti silk, trinrtned with white veN
yet j and Aliiie Dean's—she was a bro*
nette, and promised to look superb in
91-angc satin and. black lace.
Kate's spirit icll below zero, as one af
ter another of these olegunt dresses were
displaced, flow poor her Swiss muslin
looked 1 How cheap.
•' 'I with 1 didn't bavo to go I I wish 1
diifn' have to g'j!' she kepi saying/ over
aiid oveVt with a cieep sinking of ber
heart* Wbeu she weut down to tea on
the evening of tho patty, sbe wished
that something would happen; airyUting
to furnish an excuse for lier staying at
homat .."tt «..t • .
v v 4f/l cottld have a splitting headache,'
«be tlfoaght. 'or a hard toothache,, or
tumble down stairs and dislocate some
thing or other, I would not have to* go.
I aluioxi wish the dress would cutch fir"
aiid burn up? the iqpaii, cheap thing 1 U
will make me look like a milkmaid.
'I do wish mamma would give Up her
> tffeories about school girl simplicity. Peo
ple think simplicity tho argument and the
disguise for poverty—a ruse to exsUse
cheapness. Girls woie swiss muslin When
she Was young, and her mind has never
got beyond it. Theie's no good reason
' jrfiy l should not have as handsome
dregie k as any of these girls, aud I ought
to Yi..; •) • i-1
"fhe hour for dressing was an hour of
axnltement the A. B.'s. There
"irq?e tour'such eager talkers that Kate
DtydmY* quiet scarcely observed,
But with all their talk, the forfr girls did
'.not neglect to ipeak reassuring words to
Kate about
oyer and' oaer again Reminded that it was
pretty, and sweet, and pure, and simple,
and lovely, and daiuty and unprtteud-.
log, and' poetical, ami mil of sentij
meut. "i -vu.i • 4
'I see their talk,' Kate said
with a heavy heart.'jyjey think they must
MHt'that wify lQ,rtfcoucilo to tlie tfdr's
Hdulfess.'
. Jendy ijisMed the pale bya»
StlTflis m Kite's brown hair, -she toiade
soino rapturous abbttt' 1
their exquisite tint, that, of Jhp
gloves. d , • • Hnj&
Kate did not reply. She was too nn
bappy. She went and stood by the .door
leading into.Alice Dean's room. She
meant to stand there while alio waited
for the carriage and the hour for leaving.'
Sbe wojiJcLpot sit £ow n unnedessarily
tol- fear'^tCnuuseiogUieji dress,., Tbe door
was slightly ajar, and slie . heard Lue
i Brower say: , V ' V
I 'Her dress is pretty, bot for such an oc
casion, I donlt, think it Is dressy enough.'
«I dpn't either,' Alice answered. |'l
feel doubttul it even mine is.'
•Oh,- yours is just gorgeous! Kate's
would be nice for a lawn festival or
little summer tea party, but for Judge
Bennet's anrt she isn't goind to -wear
a single piece of fewelrv, She'll look so
plain.' * T- i T—V
Kate suddenly sat down. 'What dif
ference will it make if I do moss my
dress?' She thought.
When tbe girls had arrived at, Judge |
Rennets, and had been to the
hostess, Kate got away aaqutekl*-as #be.
' could into a coroar behind a group oC,
elegantly dressed Indie*. There was a
table 111 tl>e cor/icr,, with n pyramid of
ffowera on it, and.a chair beside it.
Kate slipped into the cliair, wishing
►he could get under the table. As it was
slip crowded the chnir op as close up as
possible,got as woli uhdpr the table as
she could, leanded back behind the ffow>
its. and fWi solriewhat better.
Bhe sat watching the movement and
1 lie brightness oj the larife company of
guests. until it was announced (hat Miss
Kellogg was losing. Then she came
out (rum her litiMiig place, and joined
the crow 4 (hat pressed toward* the mn«
»ic«room. F«»r s>mje brief happy mo*
nJomehts sbk forgot her Swis* nra*lln
dress in following the oftohantlng song.
When the Kinging .Wto oyer, she was
making again for hw she felt a
touch. and turning saw Mrs. Morton and
the yonng millionaire from New York.
'Mr, Forbes wishes ti bo presented to
you, AlUs Drydout' said Mrs. Morton.
Though he was a millionaire,lie looked
us boyish as any other boy of seventeen,
and seemed rather awkward. He offers
his arm, and Kate put her had through
the bow, looking as it she had rather
lie; -realizing that, as tbe millionaire's
partiier', sbe would become one of tbe
most conspicuous among tbo g nests.
-All tbe other ladies are old,' said (he
millionaire boy in explanation of bis hav
ing asked an introduction. 'I guess yon
are the.only one hero in the teens?'
'Oh, no,' said Kate, tl»ore are four
other girU here from our school ihat are
as young as I am.'
'I bavn't seon tbom ? whore aro they?'
asked tbe lad looking about,
t There they are,' said Kato nodding to
ihe left, where the four A. B.'s were
grouped together. AH thejaveniiig they
had been skying away from Kale's Swiss
muslin.
♦Why ore thoy sohool girls?* said l\&
boy,staring. 'They look like dowagers,
They ai n't dressed like girls. Tbat'suol
• the way for girls to dress/ (
Kate was amused at his boyish frank
ness.
• Young*gii;lß"otlght to dress simply, as
you are dicsfed. mother would
never let my sister dresi like that. It
Isn't good tasto.' .
'Perhaps your slater is younger than
we girls are,' said Kate.
♦She's my age; she> my twin sister,
they are school girls?' He
I continued', nniVTy,relurnlng to his subject
"Such dresses for school girls! Pshaw I"
•J think those dresses are pretty,' Kate
said, feeling a littledash of generous re
sentment at tills criticism of hor friends,
while pleased with the approval of her
Swiss muslin,, and amused at the million
aire's boyishness 1 .
'Yes,' lie said they are pretty
but 1 bey aru't suitable, don't you see?
That's what's the-matter,'
Kate s heart had risen to a very com
fortable state of feeling about Iter Swiss
inuslin, wheii she suddenly thought, 'Oh,
but lie is just a boy; he's a stupid Ibe is
flat;'as Mary Hopkins said. He doesn'(
kiiow anything about girl's dresses:"
* Later, in the evening, wlten many of
the gueflls had loft the gathering, Judge
Bennett, sitting in tbe spacious library
wjs A te'# dozen of the company, said
ji#t, in,li)B dancing was not a3
good sporJtJMi the games of forfeit which
the youftg people played wtieu be was a
boy. ;
.'.Yijii're Jight Judge,' said Mrs. Gen.
8 *—. 'What fun I have bad playing
those games 1 I should enjoy a game of
kitched furniture, even now.'
'Tfcefl let;s Jiav6 ft game, said tbe Judge
witb enthusias«. '
Tbe proposition was received witb ad
plaqse, and'speedily tbe flue ; ladies and
had named them,
selves*.Zi'Stove,- 'Shovel,' •Gridiron,'
•Pothooks/ 'Poker,' ~'6kill6t,' 'Quart*
Cup,' 'Flat-IrOu.' etc.. and Were heartily
e'lgngecf in a voiciterous game of'kltchen-
Mrminre.'
■ Kate and her Swiss muslin figured in
the game, and after a while the/e came
iiir tier a supreme moment. Aeertaln for
feit wsjito be redeemed by tho ; owner's
bowing in his best style to that ltfdy in
(heroom who was most tastefully dresas
As Kate heard this sentenfce, she
oolored a little at the thought that her
8 wis* inuslin would be brought under
inspection berore a decision would be
reached.
"'I m'B conscientious m»n, even
1m at niav,'said Senator Hi- ,getting
to bis-teet'for he was the owner of the
foi'foit.
- 'There are two tollots here Which 1
have speeially marked this evening lor
their tdaliless-tiste. One has artistic
•magnificence"—-here he bowed to a fe«
K illy dressed lady—'the other has the
sauty ot simplicity and fitness;' and
here Jwturned, end to Kate's iuteuse
surprise, mede her a low salutation.
And from dozfens of assenting voices
there came cries ' of 'Right!' 'Hear!'
'Good!' ' 1 - ,
I The other four A. B's heard and saw,
and all fiye learned a lesson that nrfght
, better ( tliai are found in (heir '
r school-boolw. — Youth's Companion.
TUB TOnBIOBEB IHCIDBKT.
[Mr. Alden h. the New Tort; Time*.]
The town of Clayville situated Rome
thirty miles from the mouth of the Toifi
bigb»-e River, is »t preaent greatly ex
cited over the d'partue of the local col
ored minister, who recently started
down the river on board a large and
strongly-built colored sister, and who
has not since been heard from. Thecirs
cumstancea attending the minister's de
partuve were peculiar, and their publica
tion may, perhaps, aid the recovery of
the intrepid, though nniuteutional voy
aKe/- ,
The minister in question was famed
throughout the Tomhigbee Valley for his
skill as a baptizer, as well as for hisabil*
' ity as a . preacher. Therq is no doubt
that he was a fearless and conscientious
man. Instead of maintaining that politic
sileuCe on the subject of chickens which
many colored ministers insist is absolute*
ly necessary, iu order to avoid chilling
the fervor of the irhearers, this particular
minister never hesitates to declare that a
right of property in chickens existed and
that it should be respected in certain
cases, and to a greater or less extent, by
all honest men, especially during the
season when hams are readily accessible.
This bold doctrine, instead of injuring
his popularity, actually increased the
respect in which he was held by his con
gregation, and gave him much promi
uunce among his ministerial brethren.
Among the colored ladies of Clayville
was one who had long deaired to submit
to the rite of onptism, but who was de
terred by a nervous dread of drowning
and by astrong repugnance to the inevit.
able wettinu which is inseparable from
the rite. Scores of times this estimable
lady had determined to be baptized at
the next available opportunity, but at
the last moment h»r courage always fail
ed her. In the days prior to emancipa
tion, shu had beeii the slave of a Clay vtile
planter, and she still retained a warm
affection for the young master whom she
nursed in his. infancy. Not very Ions;
ago this youog man sailed to see her,
and to him she lamented the lack of
courage which shut her out Irom baps
tism. Whether he ! was influenced by
genuine kindness, or by a wicked spirit
of irreverence, will perhaps never be
knowo; but the advice which he gave his
confiding nurse was the cause of the
painful tragedy which followed.
The young man professed to be sqr
prised that the new safety baptismal robe
invented by Rev. Dr. Paul Boy ton, of
New York, had not yet been adopted by
the colored pvople of' the South. He
said that he had one of these fbes in his
possassion, and that the wearer would
not only be safe against any possibility
of drowning, but also againt the possi>
bility of getting wet. Moreover, it could
be worn underneath the white col ton
robe, without any danger of detection.
The overjoyed candidate for baptism en*
thusiasticaily accepted the young man's
advice and his offer of the robe, and alio
immediately sent word to the minister
that she would certainly bo ready for
baptism tti* very next Sunday.
There was such a geneial distrust of
the sister's courage that the colored peo
ple all assembled on the banks of the
Tomhigbee on the next daj, confident
that her courage would fail, and that she
would endeavor to escape from the hands
of the minister. The particular part'of
the river selected for the ceremony was
comparatively shallow, but tbe current
was swift, and a little lower down the
depth waa at least ten. feet. In fact ; the
minister, in spite of hi* skill, had once
Idxt a convert, who was carried »way by
the'cnrrtmt, and who on being res-ued,
promptly went over to the Methodists.
Tbe timid candidate was an unusual)?
large woroau, and was oertain to tax tbe
minister's strength severely; so that
there could 4 be little doubt that the
oeremony would be one of unusual in*
teres t.
The sister arrived at the appointed
time, looking 3von larger than usual, and
walking with much difficulty. The min
ister took her Ijy tbe hand, and she fear
lessly descended into the water!'' All
went well until-she "reached the' depth
of about four* feet, when she suddenly
fell upon her back, and to the astonish
ment of spectators' floated on the surface
of the. water. The excitement at this
unprecedented event waa tremendous,
and the air was fillod with enthusiastic
shouts. The minister's faoe, however,
wore a troubled expression. He towed
the unaccountably buoyant sister ouc
into tbe deep water, and attempted to
place her oft. her feet. The attempt
proved impracticable, and he then tried
to immerfw her without changing her
position. In spite of all his efforts he
could not force hor uiider, and tbe spec
tators who witnessed the struggle soon
became convinced that she was bewitched.
Thqy counseled the minister to exorcise
tbe evil one by whom she was evidently
possessed, with an axe, and volunteered
to supply him 4bk heavy weigh is where
with to secuiely sink her. The devoted
man, however, refused their counsel,
and persisted in bis effort to to immerse 1
the sister without tba aid of weights. 1
Finally he threw his whole weight upon
ber, and in a moment the current swept'
the pair beyond their depth.
N\3s
In spite of the dwngprufiri* situation,
the minister's cheek did not blanch.
Witli great presence of mind lie Heated
himself comfortably upon the floating
niftier, itnd, waving a farewell u» ItU
congregation, began to Ring *» cheerful
hymn. The current steadily carried- hint
on at the late ot at leant tjx miles nit
honr, and in a short time bin weeping
congregation was left out of sight, and
hearing. Without oars 01 sails he was
unaUle to navigate the Bister to the shore
and there is every reason to suppose that
before, the next morning he waa far out
on the Gulf of Mexico.
Captains of vessels navigating rbe G'llf
have been r.-quested to keep a sharp look
pu> for a colon d sister in a Boy ton liie
xaving dress, Carrying a col»rel minister
on het deck. Let us hope thai he will
soon be picked up. He has now been
afloat five days without provisions or
water, sbd must be beginning to feel the
need of refreshment. Of course, any
captain who rescue him will not ask for
a reward, but if lis tows the sister ijito
port he c«n claim saluage to a large
amount, and libel her in the nearest ad
miralty court.
Glean ing s.
Elect Dr. Mary Walker Provident,
and there will no lunger be a cabi net,
but a pantry. — Brooklyn Eagle.
Bis.narck has 470 crosses and decora
tiona of all kinds, the only country not
represented in the collection beiog Great
Britain. * /
Mr. Jefferson Davis u said to be
growing blind, and his Wile, aince the
death of their son, haa beoeiue au inva
lid. -4.
A recent pic-pic was tamed into a
hollow mockery by every tellow lemem
bering to bring a corkscrew, ana den
pending on somebody els 3 to famish the
bottle.
''My dear,'' said Mr. Talmage, a few
hours before he landed, "please rob tha
knees of those pantaloons very hard.
They don't look ahiny and worn enough.
"Buy a trunk, Pat," aaid a dealer.
"And what for should 1 buy a trunk?"
rejoined Pat. "To pat your clothes in,"
was thej*** l - "And go naked?" ex
claiinetK %. t not a bit iv it."
Dr. Charles Clark, bomeopathiat at
Aylmer, Ontario, administered a dose
of ether to Mrs. Newton Ellis, aged 25,
yesterday rooming, to extract a tooth.
She became insensible and never recov*
ered-
A relic of Burns h*s just been placed
in the Kilutarnock Museum. It ia the
draught or checkerboard which waa uaed
by the poet and bis brother in their
hoars of recreation wh'le they were en
gaged in farming fc togeth«»r.
Sharon's reception to Genl. Grant at
"Belmont" oost |4Q,OOQ. Twenty-five
hundred people were invited, Sharon's
office and house were so lieset wiih peon
pie after invitations tiiat the bullion
Senator had to keep out o r the wiy.
The ex Empress Engine is Visiting
Scotland. She attended ser«ic« iu a
Scotish village on the first Sunday in
October. Her carriage, ao open one, w:is x
drawn-by a pair of bay horsey*nd a frout
seat in the church wit draped with black
doth for the oocasion.
The Greenville Express wrionsly says
that Mr. llorne, a merchant, hired a
I negro to pack rags in" a sugar barrl
with bis feet. When the man cf col
ored persuasion commenced operations,
he found to bis chagrih that his feet
\ Were too long *0 get in the barrel, so he
had to throw up the engagement.
I'M' ' it'-
There was a oh arch fair at Silver City,
Nev., and a wag pat sii advertlseineni in
the local newspaper that frags would bo
sdld as follows: 1 'Ten cents to hng .any
young lady between 15, and 20; five cents
for vooug ladles between 20 and 30: one
dollar to hug another hian's wife; old
maids two lor ft cent'; all female* of tho
womans rights permission are free,' In
quiries for the bogging booth were nu
merous. , ,
Charles Yonng whipped hia wife at
New Philadelphia, ; Ohio, within a week
after their marriage. She had beeu a
popular belie, and a party of young in n,
probably in eliding disappointed auitors,
aecided to ' avenge her wroug*. They
seized Young in the street on a dark
night, carried him to the gas wot ka, and
pumped warm coal tar on hirfi until, the
substance cooling, he was coated levsC 1
inches de*p. Then-they took him home,
placed him against the doorpost, and rang
tbb bell.
1
( ni Judge to mendicant whom another
metidlcint haa bad wrested for assault
and battery.* "What made you beat
this paralyzed nukn, your companion iu
misery, eh ?" Mendicant—"l'll e!l you,
your hpnor. , for a whole month I drew
him around in our littfe cart, we being
partners, and then when, according to
( our articles of partnership, it was his
I turn to draw me around for a month,
I aod mint to be paralytic, he refused to
1 fulfil his oontract."— Nineteenth Cen~
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